geogeo
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I started breeding newts about 10 years ago from eggs supplied by NewtsRus. This year I've had about 40 smooth and about 10 great crested return to my ponds.
By chance I discovered a few years ago that what they really like to lay their eggs on is garden fleece. I put a couple of lead weights on the bottom and a piece of wood at the top to create a vertical piece of fleece for them - it's soon covered in eggs! I usually remove some of the eggs to bring them on in clean water etc to improve the hatch rate then put the juneniles back in the pond.
As I have so many eggs this year, far more than the pond will support really if 50% hatch out, I thought I'd give some away to help create colonies elsewhere, but - and this is the point of this posting - I would like some advice on the legality of taking crested eggs from the pond and offering them round. I guess it boils down to whether the protection extends to eggs.
Any advice appreciated.
By chance I discovered a few years ago that what they really like to lay their eggs on is garden fleece. I put a couple of lead weights on the bottom and a piece of wood at the top to create a vertical piece of fleece for them - it's soon covered in eggs! I usually remove some of the eggs to bring them on in clean water etc to improve the hatch rate then put the juneniles back in the pond.
As I have so many eggs this year, far more than the pond will support really if 50% hatch out, I thought I'd give some away to help create colonies elsewhere, but - and this is the point of this posting - I would like some advice on the legality of taking crested eggs from the pond and offering them round. I guess it boils down to whether the protection extends to eggs.
Any advice appreciated.